Question follow-through · 61211

Asbestos: Ovarian Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will require the Health and Safety Executive to collect data on asbestos-related ovarian cancer cases.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
19 Jun 2025
Target answer date
23 Jun 2025
Answer
27 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will require the Health and Safety Executive to collect data on asbestos-related ovarian cancer cases.

  2. 23 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for collection of data of workplace injury and illness. Under Regulation 9 of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR), it requires the responsible person ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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